The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-20
BRONSON HOWARD.

A gentleman who bears the coy and IA
mlliar name Of Tithacus Teiamache Timay
ennis is achieving more or less prominence
through his amiability and his smile. Its
smile of such muscular grandeur that it
strikes the beholder with instant admiration
on first sight. Mr. Timayennis is a Greek
of heavy and powerful build with strong
white teeth and a stronger beard. His
manner is genial aud his facilities for smil-
ing something amazing. He has written
several text books on the Greek language
and for time devoted his attention to the
instruction of students for college. In n
misguided moment he wrote a play, took it
to the late and then demented John McCu4-
Tough and it was accepted. That started
the play on its evil and extraordinary
career. After Mr.. Mccullough had accepted
1t, nothing further was done. The drama
was called The Wife of Miletus." 1t lay
idle for a year or so, and then Timayennis
took it to Fred Warde, who also promptly
accepted it. Shortly after this it was re-
celved with enthusiastic approval and de-
light by Jack Barnes, the English actor,
who Immediately made preparations to
produce the play on large scale, engaged
an expensive company and promptly de-
parted for England, whence be has not yet
returned. Mr. Robert Downing, the strong
lunged and brass-bound young creature,
who is at present ranting abOut'the contem-
pOraneous stage, then made an eager effort
to accept the play, but he was beaten by a
neck by Joseph Haworth. That excellent
young actor went out on tour and was
knocked higher than a kite by failure. He
was preparing to do THE Wife of Miletus"
when the crash came. There is now keen
and tactful bit of struggling going OF. TO see
who shall next have the honor of accepting
the Timayennis play. The fate of the man
who succeeds is sealed. The latest of Mr.. T.
T. Timayennis' duties have been in the ma
ture of peace and harmony. He spends his
time at what was once known as the New
York Amusement Exchange. The place is
now a wreck. A number of managers
banded themselves together for the purpose
of controlling the theatres in the United
States, and they went to pieces, of course.
When the crash came the creditors descend
ed upon the place, and, there w8s wailing
gnashing of teeth, Deputy Sheriffs, judg
ments suits and seizures until nobody knew
which way to turn. Most of the young
Napoleons who had been running the place
were evasive and addicted to sudden alb
sences. But Tlthacus Telemache Timayen-
mis- was always at hand, the one finite and
substantial thing amid ali the uncertainty
and confusion. He arrived early and stayed
late, and lie shook hands enthusiastically
with every man, woman or child who en-
tered the door. No one, least of all himself,
had the faintest idea of what he was doing
there. or why be ever entered the place,
but he remained cordial to the last. COlec-
tors were taken to his heart, and the radi-
ance Of his geniality extended in every direc-
ton, and made the load of the ambitious
managers less difficult to bear 1t was a
labor of love on the part of 1ithacus, and
his friends are abashed at the misfortune
that is about 10 befall him. for he has Just
written another play. The chances are that
it will be accepted by cable from the four
corners of the earth before the ink is dry
on the last page. But there is no danger
that it will ever see the footlights.
BLAKELY HALL.